More than half of the 20 richest self-made women in the world are Chinese, with their average fortune beating that of US talk show host Oprah Winfrey and author JK Rowling, a list showed.
The three richest women on the planet are Chinese, led by paper-recycling queen Zhang Yin, who has a personal fortune of 5.6 billion dollars, according to the Shanghai-based Hurun Report, which compiles data on wealthy individuals.
Of the 20 richest self-made female billionaires, 11 are Chinese, with wealth averaging 2.6 billion dollars — compared with ninth-placed Winfrey’s 2.3 billion dollars, the report said.
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